- Outcast (2010 film)
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Outcast 
UK Theatrical release posterDirected by Colm McCarthy Produced by - John McDonnell
- Brendan McCarthy[1]
Written by - Colm McCarthy
- Tom McCarthy[1]
Starring - James Nesbitt
- Kate Dickie
- James Cosmo
- Niall Bruton
- Hannah Stanbridge
- Karen Gillan[2]
Music by Jimmy Osmond Distributed by Vertigo Films[1] Release date(s) March 12, 2010 (SXSW) Country United Kingdom Language English Outcast is a 2010 supernatural thriller film, which is directed by Colm McCarthy and starring James Nesbitt.[3][4]
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Plot
Cathal (James Nesbitt) is a killer who is pursuing his former lover Mary (Kate Dickie). Mary, a woman who comes from an ancient and magical Celtic race, and her son Fergal (Niall Bruton), hide in an outlying district of Edinburgh and use magic to protect themselves, but Cathal is determined to outsmart them. Local residents begin to die at the hands of an unknown force, but is Cathal the killer, or is he trying to destroy the beast?[5]
Cast
- James Cosmo as Laird
- James Nesbitt as Cathal
- Ian Whyte as The Beast
- Niall Bruton as Fergal
- Karen Gillan as Ally
- Kate Dickie as Mary
- Ciarán McMenamin as Liam
- Christine Tremarco as Housing Officer
- Christopher Downie as Police Officer #1
- Therese Bradley as Jitta
- Josh Whitelaw as Tomatsk
- Hanna Stanbridge as Petronella
- Claire Catterson as Susan
- Daniel Porter as Paul
- Andrew Martin as James
- Sean McCarthy as Old Hands
Release
The film premiered in March 2010 as part of the South by Southwest.[6] It was also screened at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Photography Wraps On ‘Outcast’ | The Irish Film & Television Network". Iftn.ie. http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&aid=73&rid=4282024&tpl=archnews&only=1. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ "Entertainment | Doctor Who assistant is unveiled". BBC News. 2009-05-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8073734.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ "Bankside-Films". Bankside-Films. http://www.bankside-films.com/. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ "New Irish Film Outcast in Production in Galway". http://www.irishfilmboard.ie/news/New_Irish_Film_Outcast_in_Production_in_Galway_/926.
- ^ "Official One Sheet and First Hi-Res Still from 'Outcast'". http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18204.
- ^ "SXSW '10: Festival One Sheet and New Stills for 'Outcast'". http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18988.
- ^ Press Association (9 May 2010). "Thrillers and chillers at Cannes". Retrieved on 9 May 2010.
External links
Categories:- 2010 films
- British films
- English-language films
- 2010s horror films
- British horror films
- Films set in Scotland
- Films set in Edinburgh
- British film stubs
- 2010s film stubs
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